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dicotyledon
a plant having two seed leaves or cotyledons; contrast with monocotyledon
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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MONOCOTS DICOTS Embryo with single cotyledon Embryo with two cotyledons Pollen with single furrow or pore Pollen with three furrows or pores Flower parts in multiples of three Flower parts in multiples of four or five Major leaf veins parallel Major ...
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hamamelid dicot family - family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
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Dicot stems have a pith in the center with vascular tissues in a distinct ring visible in a cross section. They have secondary growth originating from their lateral or secondary meristems: the vascular cambium and the cork cambium.
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Dicotyledons usually have more stomata on the lower epidermis than the upper epidermis. As these leaves are held horizontally, upper epidermis is directly illuminated. Less number of stomata on the upper epidermis can then prevent water loss.
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dicots One of the two main types of flowering plants; characterized by having two cotyledons, floral organs arranged in cycles of four or five, and leaves with reticulate veins; include trees (except conifers) and most ornamental and crop plants.
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dicotyledon
(dye-cottle-ee-don) [Gk. di, double, two + kotyledon, a cup-shaped hollow]
A member of the class of flowering plants having two seed leaves, or cotyledons, among other distinguishing features; often abbreviated as dicot.
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Dicot traits:
two cotyledons in their seeds
netted venation in their leaves
petals and sepals in 4s, 5s, or some multiple thereof
vascular bundles in the stem arranged in a radial pattern like spokes of a wheel.
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dicotyledon A class of angiosperms in which the seedlings typically possess two cotyledons; commonly abbreviated to dicot.
dieback A sudden population decline; also called a population crash.
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dicot
A subdivision of flowering plants whose members possess two embryonic seed leaves, or cotyledons. Dicots also differ from monocots in terms of structure of the roots and shoots.
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Dicotyledones the Class (in Division Spermatophyta; Subdivision Angiospermae) of plants that have two nutrient storage areas in their seeds
(di = two; cotyl = cup cavity socket) ...
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: A soil bacterium that causes a cancer-like plant disease (crown gall) in
dicotyledenous
plants (all agricultural crops except cereals). It contains the
Ti plasmid
. The
tumor ...
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Angiosperms can be divided into monocots and dicots. Each of these types of plants have several characters that distinguish them from other plants. Traits are not mixed and matched in groups of organisms.
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